B-R board to eye building budgets at tonight’s meeting

The Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School Committee is scheduled to take its first public pass at the school budget when the district’s building principals make their budget presentations tonight.

“Since last fall, the building principals and administrative team have been working to put together a budget that reflects and prioritizes their goals for the district, and they will present that budget to the school committee on Feb. 27,” said B-R School Committee Chairman Gordon Luciano.

Tonight’s meeting begins at 7 in the Raynham Middle School library on the second floor.

Luciano said the school committee will accept the building budgets at its meeting this week, the committee’s Budget Subcommittee will continue to review revenue sources as well as requested budgets, and the school committee will hold a meeting in mid-March to discuss its progress.

The official public hearing on the budget is tentatively set for March 26, when public comment is invited.

Once a budget is recommended, the school committee will then hold a public forum in April in both Bridgewater and Raynham to explain its recommendations so voters, when they arrive at town meeting to vote on the school budget, can make an informed decision.

“There is a sense of trust and credibility at town meeting because a lot of the questions and concerns that were raised beforehand have been answered or, if we didn’t know the answer, we had time to get it,” said Luciano.

After a tumultuous year of educational funding that forced the district towns to pay the requested share for this school year, all eyes are looking toward the bottom line for next year’s funding.

For more information, call 508-824-2730.

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